Like many states in the US, New Zealand’s government has embraced the “science of reading.” But it hasn’t stopped there.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Journalist Emily Hanford spoke about “the science of reading” and why some kids are getting left behind.| Idaho Education News
Data obtained by THE CITY and Chalkbeat reveal for the first time how deeply enmeshed the Teachers College curriculum has become in classrooms serving the city’s youngest students — and how difficult it could be to unwind.| Chalkbeat
Facing a growing number of tiny schools, Banks indicated a wave of school consolidations are on the table.| Chalkbeat
For this final piece in The Century Foundation’s focus group series with teachers of English learners (ELs), we discuss the evolving practices around| The Century Foundation
A no-guardrails version has become a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s authoritarian agenda.| Mother Jones
Cambridge Latin Course: Unit 1, 4th Ed., The Cambridge School Classics Project (Cambridge University Press, 2001).| www.thepsmiths.com
What are parents looking for in a “good school”? Columnist Cafeteria Duty goes undercover at the playground to find out| hollykorbey.substack.com
Some educators are spending too much time on phonics instruction in the early grades, experts warn.| nataliewexler.substack.com
The latest commentary on Lucy Calkins might only add to the confusion over debates on reading instruction.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?| The Atlantic
A Bilingual Educator’s Critique of the Science of Reading Movement| MoraModules
The science of reading movement has focused on improving phonics instruction for children in the early grades, but it has largely overlooked students at higher grade levels.| nataliewexler.substack.com